Research Article
Comparison of the Health Implications on the Use of As and Cd Contaminated Water Supply between Urban and Rural Communities
Table 1
Comparison of water As and Cd levels, urinary NAG, blood As, urinary Cd, and tail length DNA damage between the two communities (
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| | Cheras () | Batu Kurau () | | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) |
| As in water (mg/L)** | 0.05 (0.00) | 0.18 (0.06) | Cd in water (mg/L)** | 0.04 (0.01) | 0.17 (0.12) | Urinary NAG (U/g creatinine) | 0.30 (0.30) | 0.30 (0.39) |
| | Mean (SD)a | Mean (SD)a |
| Blood As (µg/dL)*** | 0.90 (0.20) | 1.3 (0.20) | Urinary Cd (µg/g creatinine)*** | 1.5 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.8) | Tail length of DNA damage (µm)*** | 11 (7.3) | 21 (8.9) |
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Independent -test. **Significant at . ***Significant at . IQR = inter quartile range.
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